The Orphan Sultan | السُّلْطانُ اليَتِيمُ
"A street orphan rises through wisdom and courage to become a legendary ruler"
السُّلْطانُ اليَتِيمُ
The Orphan Sultan
الفصلُ الأَوَّلُ: الطِّفْلُ المَجْهُولُ
Chapter One: The Unknown Child
فِي شَوارِعِ مَسْقَطَ، عاشَ طِفْلٌ لا يَعْرِفُ أَهْلَهُ. سَمَّاهُ النَّاسُ «حَظًّا» لِأَنَّهُمْ وَجَدُوهُ حَيًّا بِأُعْجُوبَةٍ بَعْدَ عاصِفَةٍ دَمَّرَتْ قارِبًا.
In the streets of Muscat, a child lived who knew not his family. People called him "Hazz" (Luck) because they found him miraculously alive after a storm destroyed a boat.
عاشَ حَظٌّ فِي الأَسْواقِ، يَعْمَلُ أَيَّ عَمَلٍ لِيَأْكُلَ. لَكِنَّهُ كانَ ذَكِيًّا جِدًّا، يَحْفَظُ كُلَّ ما يَسْمَعُهُ.
Hazz lived in the markets, doing any work to eat. But he was very intelligent, memorizing everything he heard.
كانَ يَجْلِسُ بِجانِبِ المَجالِسِ، يَسْمَعُ أَحادِيثَ العُلَماءِ وَالتُّجَّارِ، وَيَتَعَلَّمُ.
He would sit by gatherings, listening to scholars' and merchants' conversations, and learning.
الفصلُ الثَّانِي: الفُرْصَةُ الذَّهَبِيَّةُ
Chapter Two: The Golden Opportunity
ذاتَ يَوْمٍ، سَمِعَ حَظٌّ تُجَّارًا يُخَطِّطُونَ لِسَرِقَةِ خَزِينَةِ السُّلْطانِ. أَسْرَعَ وَأَخْبَرَ الحُرَّاسَ.
One day, Hazz heard merchants planning to steal the Sultan's treasury. He hurried and told the guards.
أُلْقِيَ القَبْضُ عَلى اللُّصُوصِ، وَطَلَبَ السُّلْطانُ رُؤْيَةَ الطِّفْلِ الَّذِي أَنْقَذَ ثَرْوَتَهُ.
The thieves were arrested, and the Sultan asked to see the child who saved his wealth.
سَأَلَهُ: «ماذا تُرِيدُ مُكافَأَةً؟»
He asked him: "What do you want as a reward?"
قالَ حَظٌّ: «أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتَعَلَّمَ، يا مَوْلايَ.»
Hazz said: "I want to learn, O my lord."
أُعْجِبَ السُّلْطانُ وَأَدْخَلَهُ قَصْرَهُ لِيَتَعَلَّمَ مَعَ أَبْنائِهِ.
The Sultan was impressed and brought him into his palace to learn with his sons.
الفصلُ الثَّالِثُ: صُعُودُ اليَتِيمِ
Chapter Three: The Orphan's Rise
تَفَوَّقَ حَظٌّ عَلى كُلِّ أَبْناءِ الأُمَراءِ. تَعَلَّمَ الفِقْهَ وَالسِّياسَةَ وَالحَرْبَ. وَصارَ مُسْتَشارَ السُّلْطانِ رَغْمَ صِغَرِ سِنِّهِ.
Hazz excelled over all the princes' sons. He learned jurisprudence, politics, and warfare. He became the Sultan's advisor despite his young age.
حِينَ ماتَ السُّلْطانُ بِلا وارِثٍ، اخْتارَ مَجْلِسُ الشُّورَى حَظًّا لِيَكُونَ الحاكِمَ الجَدِيدَ!
When the Sultan died without an heir, the council of elders chose Hazz to be the new ruler!
قالَ النَّاسُ: «كَيْفَ يَحْكُمُنا يَتِيمُ الشَّوارِعِ؟»
People said: "How can a street orphan rule us?"
الفصلُ الرَّابِعُ: السُّلْطانُ العادِلُ
Chapter Four: The Just Sultan
حَكَمَ حَظٌّ بِعَدْلٍ لَمْ تَرَهُ عُمانُ مِنْ قَبْلُ. لِأَنَّهُ عَرَفَ الفَقْرَ، فَهِمَ الفُقَراءَ. وَلِأَنَّهُ عَرَفَ الظُّلْمَ، كَرِهَ الظُّلْمَ.
Hazz ruled with justice Oman had never seen. Because he knew poverty, he understood the poor. Because he knew injustice, he hated injustice.
بَنَى المَدارِسَ لِلْيَتامَى. قالَ: «كُلُّ يَتِيمٍ قَدْ يَكُونُ سُلْطانًا. فَلْنُعْطِهِ الفُرْصَةَ.»
He built schools for orphans. He said: "Every orphan may be a sultan. Let us give him the chance."
وَصارَ يُلَقَّبُ «السُّلْطانَ العادِلَ»، وَتَناقَلَتْ قِصَّتَهُ الأَجْيالُ.
He came to be called "The Just Sultan," and generations passed down his story.
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